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More than 800000 Nissan cars being recalled due to steering wheel problem
Nissan is recalling 841,000 cars worldwide because of a potential steering problem but fewer than 500 vehicles are affected in the Middle East. The Japanese manufacturer is recalling certain models of the Micra produced between 2002 and 2006, and the Cube model produced during the same period. Nissan Middle East did not provide further details. The problem relates to a loosening of a bolt in ...
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UAEs shelter from storm opens in Jordan
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, opens yesterday the refugee camp created by the UAE for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The camp can hold 5,000 and uses innovative systems such as solar power and its own water treatment facility. ...
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No registered Coronavirus cases in the UAE ministry says
ABU DHABI // There have been no registered cases of the Coronavirus in the UAE, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday. It said the Epidemiological Investigation Centres in the UAE were working round the clock to early report any detection of virus, according to state news agency, Wam. The ministry said on Wam that it is monitoring the situation closely at its health facilities in cooperation ...
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Three fined after fall paralyses worker in Dubai
DUBAI // Three people found negligent over a construction worker's fall from scaffolding that left him paralysed from the neck down have been fined Dh10,000 each. The worker NM, 54, from India, was eight-feet above the ground carrying out maintenance work on a villa in the Green Community when he lost balance and fell to the ground. He lost consciousness and was taken to Rashid Hospital, ...
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Football coach jailed over illegitimate child in Dubai
DUBAI // An Emirati football coach who had an illegitimate child with his Moldovan lover has been sentenced to a month in prison. The Misdemeanours Court sentenced his lover to two months, as she was also convicted of overstaying her visa. She will be deported after completing her jail term. As the father is Emirati, the child will remain with the father. The pair, who had been living together ...
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A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...
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Successful conclusion of Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris
WAM PARIS, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM)-- The Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris, organized by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development with the participation of over 200 businessmen and investors, successfully concluded yesterday in the French capital. The six-panel discussion forum enabled senior officials from a number of government departments, institutions and authorities in Abu Dhabi to ...
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